Suspected DUI driver drove into wall

Visalia police arrested one man during a saturation detail targeting drunk and impaired drivers after he reportedly drove into a wall.

Joe Florian Silva, 33, of Visalia was arrested on suspicion of DUI after he reportedly drove into a wall in front of a business on West Street south of Acequia Avenue.

He wasn't injured, according to a Visalia police report.

The detail began at 9 p.m. Friday and continued through 3 a.m. this morning, during which extra officers were put on the streets looking for drivers that might be under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

Officers stopped 42 vehicles and conducted eight sobriety tests. In addition, officers issued 26 traffic citations for unrelated traffic offenses, including two for suspicion of driving without a license and one for driving on a suspended license.